Ken Belson

Ken Belson is a sports journalist at The New York Times, focusing on the business of sports and covering the N.F.L. and other professional sports leagues. His work delves into financial aspects, stadiums, medical issues, lawsuits and more related to America's most popular entertainment. Prior to rejoining The Times' Business section in 2023, Belson spent 14 years in the Sports department and three years in the Metro section covering transportation, economics and energy. He also worked as a business reporter covering media and telecommunications from 2004 to 2006. Belson was part of a Pulitzer Prize finalist team for coverage of the Japanese tsunami and nuclear disaster in Fukushima in 2011. Before joining The Times, he worked for Bloomberg, Reuters and Business Week in Tokyo. Belson attended Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism on a Japan-America Friendship Commission Fellowship and won the Pulitzer Traveling Scholarship to study the Cook Islands' bankruptcy. As a Times journalist, he adheres to The Times' Ethical Journalism Handbook standards and does not directly own stock in any companies he covers. Belson can be contacted via email or X social platform (@el_belson).

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/ken-belson

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

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Jury Rules NFL Violated Antitrust Laws with Sunday Ticket, Orders $4.8 Billion in Damages

Jury Rules NFL Violated Antitrust Laws with Sunday Ticket, Orders $4.8 Billion in Damages

Broke On: Thursday, 27 June 2024 A jury ruled that the NFL violated antitrust laws by selling its premium Sunday Ticket subscription service exclusively through DirecTV, resulting in a $4.8 billion damages award for residential subscribers and $96 million for businesses. The NFL maintained its right to sell the service under broadcasting exemptions but was found to have applied it incorrectly, potentially leading to changes in how teams generate revenue.